Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
competed at the
1964 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
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Japan. 54 competitors, 47 men and 7 women, took part in 41 events in 8 sports.
Athletics
Boxing
Five boxers represented Thailand in 1964.
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Flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
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Veerapan Komolsen
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Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. B ...
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Cherdchai Udompaichitkul
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Light welterweight
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Niyom Prasertsom
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Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
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Sukda Songsang
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Light middleweight
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Yot Thiancharoen
Cycling
Eight cyclists represented Thailand in 1964.
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Individual road race
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Tarwon Jirapan
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Pakdi Chillananda
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Chainarong Sophonpong
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Vitool Charernratana
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Team time trial
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Suwan Ornkerd
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Vitool Charernratana
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Tarwon Jirapan
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Chainarong Sophonpong
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1000m time trial
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Preeda Chullamondhol
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Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
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Smaisuk Krisansuwan
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Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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Preeda Chullamondhol
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Somchai Chantarasamrit
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Smaisuk Krisansuwan
Judo
Three judoka represented Thailand in 1964.
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Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
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Eiam Harssarungsri
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Udom Rasmelungom
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Middleweight
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Pipat Sinhasema
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Thailand in 1964.
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25 m pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
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Sumol Sumontame
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Taweesak Kasiwat
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50 m pistol
The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
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Paitoon Smuthranond
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Amorn Yuktanandana
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300 m rifle, three positions
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Turong Tousvasu
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Chan Pancharut
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50 m rifle, three positions
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Krisada Arunwong
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Salai Srisathorn
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50 m rifle, prone
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Choomphol Chaiyanitr
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Hongsa Purnaveja
Swimming
Weightlifting
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
1964 in Thai sport
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